He didn’t always plan to be a lawyer.

Glenn’s path to becoming a lawyer wasn’t exactly straightforward. Glenn majored in criminology in college, originally intent on studying crime. But as he progressed in college, Glenn decided that he wanted to do something with more of a hands-on role, and “became interested in either becoming some kind of criminal investigator or an attorney.”

After college, Glenn went to work for the U.S. Department of Justice as a paralegal, working alongside attorneys and criminal investigators from various investigative agencies including the FBI, Secret Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

He ultimately chose law school at the University of Maryland and today is a civil litigator with Miles and Stockbridge.

Before law school, he was a carpenter.

Before trading construction sites for courtrooms, Glenn spent his college summers and a year after college working in construction and carpentry.

And one of his projects was a little more historic than your average home renovation…Glenn helped build the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum in Baltimore’s Fell’s Point.

Those hands-on skills have stayed with him. Even today, he enjoys fixing things around the house and taking on projects when he has the time.

“It’s like you’re kind of putting that puzzle together,” he says.

That investigative mindset is something he shares with Sarah, who is currently second in command in the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor and the Democratic nominee to be the next State’s Attorney for Baltimore County, even if they are on very different sides of the legal system.

For young attorneys, he sees the division as both a professional and communal opportunity.

“It’s a great networking opportunity,” he says, pointing to the chance to connect with other attorneys while also becoming more involved in the Jewish community.

He believes attorneys have a unique opportunity to give back.

For Glenn, being involved in Jewish communal life is about more than professional networking though. He believes attorneys have skills and knowledge that can be used to advocate for others, whether in the courtroom, through legislative change or by helping shape policy.

“By virtue of your education, you have the ability to sort of give back to your community in a way that others don’t,” he says. “That’s something that you should embrace and take advantage of.”

And he sees the Lawyers Division as a way for attorneys to put that idea into practice while building relationships with other Jewish professionals.

That perspective is particularly relevant as he takes on a leadership role within The Associated at a time when rising antisemitism and events in Israel are affecting Jewish communities in Baltimore and around the world.

Free time.

When he’s not working, spending time with his wife and their two children, a 9-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter…or tackling a home project, Glenn likes to unwind to a good show. He recently finished The Bear and is currently rewatching The Sopranos.